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Mazeroski set NL records for career games (2,094), putouts (4,974), assists (6,685) and total chances (11,863) by a second baseman, all of which were later broken by Joe Morgan; his career fielding percentage of .983 ranked second in NL history when he retired, less than a quarter of a point behind Red Schoendienst .
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Signed by the legendary Branch Rickey as a 17-year-old shortstop in 1954, Bill Mazeroski was moved over to the other side of the second base bag after only one season of pro ball. By his 20th birthday, he was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ regular second baseman.
Oct 8, 2014 · Forbes Field - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: On October 13, 1960 @3:36 PM, Pittsburgh Pirate Hall of Fame Second Baseman, Bill Mazeroski, hits the greatest and most memorable homerun in Major...
Bill Mazeroski Bio. Fullname: William Stanley Mazeroski; Nickname: Maz; Born: 9/05/1936 in Wheeling, WV; High School: Warren Consolidated, Tiltonsville, OH; Debut: 7/07/1956; Hall of Fame: 2001
Sep 4, 2023 · Bill Mazeroski was different from every ballplayer who ever existed, and not just because of the gob of chewing tobacco that distended his cheek and appeared to be lodged there. All would-be Major Leaguers dream of homering in the ninth inning of Game 7 to win the World Series.
Oct 7, 2021 · In the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the wild 1960 World Series, Bill Mazeroski of the underdog Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the mighty New York Yankees.
Sent to Williamsport of the Class A Eastern League, he played shortstop, hit only .225, and hardly shined on defense. In spring training of 1955, he impressed general manager Branch Rickey by ...
Nov 5, 2022 · But nothing tops the game-winning home run Bill Mazeroski hit in the bottom of the ninth inning against the mighty Yankees in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series at Forbes Field. It was the first walk-off home run to end a World Series, giving the Pirates their first title since 1925.
William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936), nicknamed " Maz " and " the Glove ", is an American former second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1956 to 1972.
